LETTER TO MR. W. MARK ARMSTRONG, JR. FROM R. H. HILLENKOETTER

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• Publication Date: September 14, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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t-iloan copper.
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DE OF STATE
lSHIiTON CONFIDENTIAL
August 23, 1949
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'Dssr Admiral Hille etter:
aefsrence is made to a memorandum addressed to the Secretary of
State dates 22 June 1949, from Colonel Sheffield Edwards, Chief of
Inapectt.A ud Security, regarding the vulnerability to sabotage of
the copper'industry of Chile. Attached thin Marnorandurn wAl a
brief of the copper situation pre sd by In-
spection Branch,
The Department agrees with the conclusion set forth in point
5a of brief that there appears to be no element of
urgency req an immediate physical security survey of the copper
industry in Chile. However, in view of the importance to the United
States of the continuing availability of Chilean copper, particularly
in the event of a national emergency, it would be appreciated if the
Central Intelligence Agency would starry out a research project in the
United States with a view to deterafting raat plans and measures
should be recommended to minimize the interruptions through sabotage
of imports of Chilean copper. Reference is made in this connection
to N SC-29 dated August 26, 1948, which provides for the survey of
industrial operations abroad by the Cents Intelligence Agency at
the request of the Secretary of State.
Officers of this Department who recently had occasion to confer
with officials of Anaconda and Keimeoatt copper companies on another
subject took the opportunity of discussing with them the danger to
which their operations in Chile might be exposed from sabotage by
Communist elements, particularly in case of hostilities between this
country and the U.S.S.R.
* ile expressing considerable confidence in the security pre-
cautions ,currently in effect, representatives of both companies ad-
mitted there night well be room for improvement. They stated that
there is much information available at their New York offices regard-
ing the physical lays-out of their Chilean facilities and offered to
make it available to representatives of the U. S. Government in
connection with a possible study of the security problem.
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Very truly yours,
For the See rotary of State c
W. I'ark Arniatrong Jr.
Special Assistant for
Re sear ` nd Intelligence
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